State Minister Pankaja Munde. File | Photo Credit: Emmanual Yogini
The Maharashtra Cyber Police arrested a man of Pune for alleged obscene phone calls and sending inappropriate news of the Minister of Cabinet Pankaya Munde.
According to the cyber police, Nikhil Bhamre (26), who works as a social media coordinator in the Maharashtra BJP office, filed a complaint on April 29, as DCP Sanjay Shintre states. The social media coordinator at the state level of BJP, Prakash Gade, reported Mr. Bhamre that the unknown man captured Mrs. Munde and advised him to approach the police and file a complaint. The case also includes slander and obscene content about Mrs. Munde on YouTube and other social media platforms.
Section 78 (persecution and contacting despite disinterest) and 79 (prohibiting words, gestures or events intended for insulting a woman) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhit Act (BNS), together with Section 67 (publication of obscene content), was caused by the Information Technology Act.
The accused, identified as AMOL Kale, 25, was detained from Bhosari in the Mahari in the Pune district after the police traced its position through the mobile number used for calls. After the accused admitted to the call during the interrogation, he was brought to the bomb and arrested last night. In the case of further investigation.
Published – May 2 2025 9:09
